Review by Choice Review
The term radical theology typically evokes the "death of God" movement that emerged in the 1960s. That movement is usually understood as being significant for a brief time but as having little permanent impact. Robbins (religion and philosophy, Lebanon Valley College) is one of several contemporary scholars who consider radical theology broader than the death of God movement and important for the present and the future. Robbins argues that radical theology has its roots in the thought of such figures as Martin Heidegger, Emmanuel Levinas, Catherine Malabou, John Caputo, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Thus, it can now be associated with current deconstructionist and postmodernist thought. In the future, the author proposes, radical theology should focus on the plasticity of God, not the death of God. It can function positively as a postsecular, postliberal movement with political relevance. This is a creative and original addition to the literature on radical theology. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; professionals. --John Jaeger, independent scholar
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Review by Choice Review
